Moving to Elma?
We hope you'll visit us virtually on this website as well as in person sometime soon! We like to think of ourselves as the best little bedroom community in Iowa. We offer all the peace and quiet of a small town, yet only a 20-30 minute drive to major employers, hospitals, and shopping venues in ALL directions.
We have many small town businesses including a bank, gas stations, convenience store, meat locker, groceries, school, churches, nursing home and assisted living facility, public library,cement plant, funeral home, feed stores, grain elevator, lumber yard, auto repair, post office, and veterinary.
Additionally we have such Mennonite businesses as concrete & construction, hardware, furniture, woodworking,dry goods, bulk grocery, greenhouse, produce/flower auction house and retail stores.
We have an annual town celebration the third weekend in July, Old Roundhouse Trail Days, and celebrated the town's 125th birthday in 2011 with expanded entertainment options for this Trail Days festival.
Housing
Realtors serving the Elma area
Burke Real Estate Phone: 563-547-2554
124 N. Elm Street
Cresco, IA 52136
Govern Farms & Homes Phone: 641-985-4030
109 E. Main Street
Riceville, IA 504
www.govern-farms-homes.com
Local newspapers
Several local newspapers serve the Elma area. Those nearest to Elma are listed below:
Charles City: The Press Citizen @ http://www.charlescitypress.com
Cresco: Times Plain Dealer @ http://www.crescotimes.com
Decorah: Decorah Newspaper @ http://www.decorah newspapers.com
Lime Springs: The Herald
New Hampton: The Tribune @ http://www.nhtrib.com
Osage: MC Press @ http://www.globegazette.com/mcpress
Riceville: The Recorder
Schools
Elma is part of the Howard-Winneshiek school district, under the direction of Dianne Anderson, Superintendent
PreSchool & Elementary, Todd Knobloch, Principal
Elma Elementary School
319 Oak Street
Elma, IA 50628
Phone: 641-393-2280
Junior High School-Todd Knobloch, Principal
Crestwood Junior High
1000 4th Avenue, East
Cresco, IA 52136
Phone: 563-547-2300
High School-Tim Felderman, Principal
Crestwood High
1000 Schroeder Street
Cresco, IA 52136
Phone; 563-547-2764
Services
Churches, Libraries, Museums
Churches
Elma United Methodist Church
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Fr. Ray Atwood
207 7th Street/PO Box 38
Elma IA 50628
Phone: 641-393-2520
St. Paul's Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, Pastor Dan Christensen
13431 Howard Avenue
Elma, IA 50628
Phone: 641-393-2527
St. Peter Lutheran Church, Pastor Ryan McDermott
107 Wood Street
Elma, IA 50628
Phone: 641-393-2558
Libraries
Elma Public Library
710 Busti Avenue
Elma, IA 50628
Phone: 641-393-8100
Museums
Elma Railroad Depot Museum
South Busti Avenue in Elma
Open by appointment, call 641-393-2539 or 641-393-2379
Elma Schoolhouse Museum
North Busti Avenue in Elma
Open by appointment, call 641-393-2539 or 641-393-2379
Trailhead Welcome Center
North Busti Avenue in Elma
Public restrooms and tourism information inside.
Utilities
City water, sewer & garbage service-contact the Elma City Clerk's office @ 641-393-2543
Electricity-in town contact Alliant Energy @ 1-800-ALLIANT (255-4268)
(www.alliantenergy.com)
-rural contact Hawkeye R.E.C. of Cresco @ 563-547-3801
LP-contact Innovative Ag Services in Elma @ 641-393-2260
(www.innovativeag.com)
Phone-contact Iowa Telecom @ 877-901-4692
(www.IowaTelecom.com)
